Valve



May 14, 1935. E, R, NQLL 2,001,035

VALVE Filed Feb. 9, 1932 Zine/4 Patented May 14, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE vALvE Elmer R. Noll, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to The William Powell Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application February 9, 1932, Serial No. 591,84

2 Claims. (Cl. 251-97) This invention relates to a valve of the tapered 5 and, by means of the threads I1-I8, caused t0 plug or key type, which is adapted for use in moveJ axially of the housing to raised and lowcontrolling high' pressures of steam and other ered positions. v l fluid. Atop the sleeve I6 is provided an abutting sur- An object of the invention is to provide a tapface 22 which is adapted to contact an abutting 6 ered key type of valve having means associated surface 23 on a suitable collar 24 which is rigidly with the tapered key or plug whereby the key or secured to the upper end 25 of the valve stem. plus may be unseated prior to rotation thereof 'I'he collar may be locked in position by means to various operative and inoperative positions. of a suitable tapered Pin 26, and the collar prefer- Another object is to provide a valve of the charably is made adjustable along the valve stem by l0 .acter referred to above, having a novel adjusting the provision of screw threads 21. In the premeans for proper disposition for the openings in ferred form of the device, the collar 24 is protle tapered key relative to the ports of the valve vided with one or more radial openings 28 for housing. reception of the same operating handle 2| that l5 Another object of the invention is to provide cooperates with the openings in the extension 20 15 a high pressure valve which is quick acting, dur- 0f Sleeve IG. able, and inexpensive of manufacture. From the foreging, it Should readily be appar- These and other objects are attained by the lent that upon rotation 0f the Sleeve I6 by means means described herein and disclosed in the acof the operating handle 2l in one direction, for

Companying drawing, in which: example the counterclockwise direction, the abut- 20 Fig. 1 is a longitudina1 cross-sectiona1-view of ting surface 22 of the sleeve will engage the a valve embodying the invention. 4abutting surface 23 of the collar 24 whereby to Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line force said collar upwardly with the result that the 2-2 of Fig. 1. stem is elevated axially of the housing 5 for lifting Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the the tapered plug or key I3 from its seat. After 25 line 3-3 of Fig. 1. having been thereby lifted from its seat, the ta- The valve of the invention comprises a pair of pered plug may easily, and without undue wearhousing members 4 and 5 which may be secured ing and scoring. be rotated for disposing the I together by any suitable means such as the bolts ports of the valve key in various positions relative 30 5, the housing member 4 being provided with two to the ports of the housing 4. It is to be under- 30 or more ports 1, 8, and 9. A leak-proof joint stood that the number of openings I5 in the valve is provided by means of a gasket I0, where the key may be increased without departing from the housings are joined and held together by means spirit of the invention as disclosed herein. of the bolts 6. The housing 4 has formed therein A stop for limiting the rotational movement a tapered key or plug seat I2, in which is seated of the stem may be provided by means of a collar 35 normally the tapered plugor key I3 which is 29 having a stop lug 30 thereon adapted to strike formed upon or secured to the lower end of a a. stationary stop lug 3| supported by the housing valve stem I4. The tapered key is provided with 5, the collar 29 being mounted upon the stem I4 the usual angularly disposed openings or ports for axial and rotational adjustment, by any suit- I5 adapted -to be placed into communication with able means such as a set screw 32. The said collar 40 the ports 1, 8 or 9 upon rotation of the valve has a top abutting surface 33 adapted to engage stem and the tapered plug or key I3. a lower abutting surface 34 on the sleeve I6 when Any suitable means may be provided whereby the sleeve is moved to its lowered position, wherethetapered plug I3 may be lifted slightly from iis by the stem and its tapered plug I3 are forced seat prior to rotation of the tapered key. Said downwardly inapositive manner for tightly seat- 45 means mayv conveniently comprise a sleeve I6 ing the tapered key or plug upon the seat I2 of having threads I1 adapted to engage cooperative the housing 4. It is readily evident, therefore, threads I8 formed in the top of the housing 5 that the means above described provide for posiaxially thereof. 'Ihe valve stem fits loosely withtive lifting and positive seating of the tapered in the bore I9 of the sleeve so as to provide for key relative to the seat of the housing 4, the 50 free rotation of the stem relative to the sleeve. positive seating being effected for the purpose of Said sleeve is provided also with suitable means precluding leakage of fluid at the valve seats, and such as one or more drilled radial extensions 20 the positive unseating serving to relieve the seats for reception of a suitable operating handle 2I of undue friction while the tapered key is being whereby the sleeve may be rotated to the housing rotated for changing the location of the ports of the tapered key relative to the ports of the valve housing.

In order to preclude leakage of fluid upwardly past the stem, there is provided a suitable gland 35 snugly surrounding the valve stem and held in position by any suitable means such as bolts or the like 45, engaging threaded openings 46 in housing 5, for applying pressure to the packing material 3B located in said housing below the gland 35. The bolts 45 may pass through perforated ears 4l which extend from member 35, (Fig. 3). The'tapered key I3 may be integral with the stem I4, or it may be ixedly secured thereto, as desired.

In order to insure proper seating of the valve key, the lower end thereof is provided with a` pilot 3l formed concentrically with the axis of the valve stem and received in a circular opening or guide 38 formed in the housing member 4. 'I'he pilot is of such length that it will not leave the opening 38 upon movement of the stem to the elevated position, thereby maintaining the valve key always in a concentric relationship with its seat. In constructions wherein the pilot opening 38 extends through the housing member 4, there is provided a suitable threaded plug 39 for effecting a leak-proof seal to preclude leakage of fluid past the pilot.

It is to be understood that means other than those disclosed may be provided for manual actuation of the members I6 and 24, and that various other modiiications and changes in structural details of the device may be made, within the scope through a portion of the housing, an abutment element normally fixed on the stem, a rotatable sleeve threaded onto the housing so as to be axially moved longitudinally of the upper end of the stem when rotated, said sleeve 4being rotat able into abutting relationship with the upper xed element on the stem for moving said iixed element and stem, together with the valve key, to unseat the valve key, means for rotating the stem whereby to place the ports and apertures in communication., a collar for abutment with the sleeve and normally fixed about the stem for moving the valve key toward the seat on the housing upon predetermined rotational movement of the threaded sleeve, means for adjusting the collar to various positions along the stem and a stop integral with said collar for abutting the housing and limiting rotational movement of the valve key.

2. A valve having in combination a housing provided with ports and a tapered seat, a tapered apertured valve key for engagement with the tapered seat of the housing, a stem rotatable with and xed relative to the valve key and extending l through a portion of the housing, an abutment element normally fixed on the upper end of the stem, a rotatable sleeve threaded onto the housing so as to be axially moved longitudinally of the stem when rotated, said sleeve being rotatable into abutting relationship with the upper fixed element on the stem for moving said fixed element and stem together with the valve key, to unseat the valve key, means for rotating the stem whereby to place the ports and apertures in communication, and a combination stop and adjusting member movably secured to the stem in substantial contact with the sleeve and in position to strike the housing when rotated a predetermined amount.

ELMER R. N OLL.

CERTIFICATE or CORRECTION.

Patent No. 2,001,035. l May 14, 1935.

ELMER R. NoLL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 2, second column, line 4-5, claim l, strike out the words "upper end of the" and insert the same before the word "stem" in line 2, of said column; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 25th day of June, A. D. 1935.

Bryan M. Battey (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

